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Edward L. Pierce, Memoir and letters of Charles Sumner: volume 3, chapter 1 (search)
ly under the sea. Beacon Street ended in front of the site of the Public Garden. What is called our best society lived on streets looking on the Common, or on those lying near by, all within ten minutes walk of the State House. For its numbers, no American city was so strong in capital. Its older wealth, created just before and just after the beginning of the century, had come from foreign commerce, from ships returning from distant seas; its later had come from mills established on the Merrimac. Its prosperous citizens were, in a certain proportion, born in the city, but many had come from the centre of the State, from Cape Cod, and from New Hampshire,—men of good stock, enterprising, self-poised, and large-minded. Some had a pedigree in which they took pride; while others, who could not boast that distinction, fell easily into the fashion of the place. They educated their children in academies and colleges; and when rare ability and ambition were combined in their sons, they s
William Swinton, Campaigns of the Army of the Potomac, chapter 4 (search)
he true character of the position had to be developed by reconnoissances made under fire. The Confederate defence of the peninsular approach to Richmond had, almost since, the beginning of the war, been committed to a small force, named the Army of the Peninsula, under General Magruder. When the Army of the Potomac landed at Fortress Monroe, this force numbered about eleven thousand men. At Norfolk was an independent body of about eight thousand men under General Huger. The iron-plated Merrimac, mistress of Hampton Roads, barred the mouth of the James, the direct water-line to Richmond. So soon as his antagonist's movement had become fully developed, General Johnston put his army in motion from the Rapidan towards Richmond, where for a time he kept it in hand. The Confederate leader did not expect to hold the Peninsula; for both he and General Lee, who then held the position of chief of staff to Mr. Davis, pronounced it untenable. Soon after the advent of the Union army, Gene
William Swinton, Campaigns of the Army of the Potomac, Index. (search)
g turned, 377; advances towards the Rappahannock in pursuit of Lee, 385; crossed the Rappahannock—the Confederate position, 387; back between the Rappahannock and Rapidan, 388; the Mine Run move, 390; plan of operations in Mina Run move, 391; pedantic orders of Halleck after Mine Run, 398; army in winter-quarters, 398; his strength on commencement of overland campaign, 413. Mechanicsville, McClellan's object in carrying, 122. Meigs, General, on direct advance towards Richmond, 84. Merrimac, the, to be neutralized, 91; the, destroyed by Confederate Commodore Tatnall, 120. Middle Military Division, creation of the, General Sheridan commanding, 555. Miles, General, at Harper's Ferry, 199. Miles, Colonel, brilliant service at Chancellorsville, 287. Mine Run move, the, 390; sketch of the battle of, 393; Meade's plan to interpose between Ewell and Hill, 391; Lee's position at, 391; cause of delays of Meade's advance, 392; delays of the Third Corps, 394; the difficulties
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Massachusetts in the Army and Navy during the war of 1861-1865, vol. 2, I. List of officers from Massachusetts in United States Navy, 1861 to 1865. (search)
ell.Mass.Mass.Mass.Dec. 17, 1863.Actg. Ensign.Merrimac; Fear Not; Saco.West Gulf.Dec. 21, 1868.Hon. s.Mass.Mass.Dec. 5, 1863.Actg. 3d Asst. Engr.Merrimac; Tioga.East Gulf.Oct. 25, 1865.Dismissed.ActgMass.-Mass.June 26, 1864.Actg. 3d Asst. Engr.Merrimac.-July 2, 1864.Deceased.Actg. 3d Asst. Engr. .Mass.Mass.Feb. 24, 1863.Actg. 2d Asst. Engr.Merrimac.-Mar. 21, 1865.Resigned.Actg. 2d Asst. Engr.ury.Mass.Mass.Mass.Dec. 18, 1863.Actg. Ensign.Merrimac.South Atlantic.Oct. 24, 1865.Hon. discharged..Mass.Mass.Dec. 11, 1863.Actg. 3d Asst. Engr.Merrimac; Sacramento.Special Service.Feb. 29, 1864.DesH.Mass.Mass.Apr. 13, 1864.Actg. Master's Mate.Merrimac; Vermont.Store Ship.Jan. 30, 1865.Deserted.Mas.Mass.Mass.Jan. 8, 1864.Actg. 2d Asst. Engr.Merrimac.-July 24, 1866.Hon. discharged.Actg. 2d Asst.Mass.Mass.Oct. 3, 1863.Actg. 1st Asst. Engr.Merrimac; Tioga.East Gulf.Aug. 11, 1866.Hon. dischargess.Mass.Mass.Jan. 4, 1864.Actg. Master's Mate.Merrimac; Althea; Pampero.West Gulf.Oct. 28, 1866.Hon.[1 more...]
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Massachusetts in the Army and Navy during the war of 1861-1865, vol. 2, chapter 16 (search)
Nation, vol. 28, p. 54. — Services of the Merrimac (Virginia); account of the engagement at HampCatesby Ap R. Jones, executive officer of the Merrimac. United Service Mag., vol. 8, p. 660. — a. 5, 1864, p. 4, col. 1. — Services of the Merrimac (Virginia); account of the engagement at Hamp United Service Mag., vol. 1, p. 586. — – Merrimac and her exploits; from Philadelphia Inquirer.l 11, 1862. Account of the appearance of the Merrimac, and exchange of shots with the U. S. vesselsy Ap R., C. S. N.,executive officer of the Merrimac. Services of the Virginia (Merrimac); from SMerrimac); from Southern Hist. Soc. papers. United Service Mag, vol. 8, p. 660. Jones, col. Edward, 6th Regt.tury, vol. 29, p. 754. — – Services of the Merrimac (Virginia); account of the engagement at HampCatesby Ap R. Jones, executive officer of the Merrimac. United Service Mag., vol. 8, p. 660. — –3. — – John Taylor Wood, lieutenant on the Merrimac. Century, vol. 29, p. 738. Monitor, U. S.
Maj. Jed. Hotchkiss, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 3, Virginia (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Chapter 8: (search)
e Virginia forces, at about 6 o'clock on Sunday morning, April 21st. Their attempt to blow up the dock was not successful, and to burn the arsenal but partially so. On the 22d, Vice-President Stephens telegraphed President Davis, from Richmond: Gosport navy yard burned and evacuated by the enemy; 2,500 guns, artillery and ordnance saved, and 3,000 barrels of powder; also large supply of caps, and shells loaded, with the Bormann fuse attached. Yard not so much injured as supposed. Merrimac, Germantown and Dolphin sunk; Cumberland escaped. On Sunday, April 21st, Richmond was thrown into great consternation by a dispatch stating that the steamer Pawnee was coming up James river to destroy the powder taken from the magazine at old Fort Norfolk and the cannon foundry above Richmond. Alarms were sounded, citizens rushed to arms, and troops and a battery were at once sent down the James to Chaffin's bluff, where the river is quite narrow, and hasty preparations made for the de
James Russell Soley, Professor U. S. Navy, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 7.1, The blockade and the cruisers (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), The blockade and the cruisers. (search)
a motive power had become established, the early side-wheelers were built,—first the Mississippi and Missouri, and later the Powhatan, Susquehanna, and Saranac. The Powhatan and Susquehanna, at the time they were launched, in 1850, were the most efficient naval vessels afloat. Next came the six screw-frigates, which were built in 1855, and were regarded all the world over as the model men-of-war of the period. Of these the largest was the Niagara. The other five, the Roanoke, Colorado, Merrimac, Minnesota, and Wabash, were vessels of a little over three thousand tons, and they carried, for their day, a powerful battery. Again, in 1858, twelve screw-sloops of two classes were built, most of which were admirable vessels, though they were wanting, with a few exceptions, in the important quality of speed. The first class, vessels of about two thousand tons, included the Lancaster, Hartford, Richmond, Brooklyn, and Pensacola. The second class, of which the Pawnee and Iroquois were t
James Russell Soley, Professor U. S. Navy, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 7.1, The blockade and the cruisers (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Appendix A. (search)
No. of vessels.Class.Name.Station. 1Ship-of-the-lineVermontBoston. 5Sailing-frigatesPotomacNew York. BrandywineNew York. St. LawrencePhiladelphia. RaritanNorfolk. Santee Kittery. 9Sailing-sloopsSavannahNew York. PlymouthNorfolk. JamestownPhiladelphia GermantownNorfolk. VincennesBoston. DecaturSan Francisco. MarionPortsmouth, N. H. DalePortsmouth, N. H. PrebleBoston. 3BrigsBainbridgeBoston . PerryNew York. DolphinNorfolk. 5Screw-frigatesRoanokeNew York. ColoradoBoston. MerrimacNorfolk. MinnesotaBoston. WabashNew York. 1Screw — sloop (1st class)PensacolaNorfolk. 1Side-wheel steamerMississippiBoston. 1Side-wheel steamer (3d class.)Water WitchPhiladelphia. 1Steam-tenderJohn HancockSan Francisco. — 27 Unserviceable 9Ships-of-the-linePennsylvaniaReceiving ship, Norfolk. ColumbusIn ordinary, Norfolk. OhioReceiving ship, Boston, North Carolina. Receiving ship, New York. DelawareIn ordinary, Norfolk. New OrleansOn the stocks, Sackett's Harbor. AlabamaOn
James Russell Soley, Professor U. S. Navy, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 7.1, The blockade and the cruisers (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Index. (search)
; violation of neutrality by, 190, 200, 225 et seq. Brooke, Lieutenant John M., 22; restores Merrimac, 54 Brooklyn, the, 11, 121, 173 et seq., 195, 198 Buchanan, Captain, Franklin, commands Merrimac, 62; wounded, 68, 76 Cape Fear River, 91 et seq. Chaplin, Lieutenant, bravery of, 86 Charleston, S. C., blockade of, 34, 84 et seq., 87 et seq., 107 et seq.; attempts to raise blocka. F., Engineer-in-Chief, 49 Jamestown, the, 64, 66, 77 Jones, Lieutenant, Catesby, commands Merrimac, 68 Kearsarge, the, 205; armament of, 206; fights Alabama, 207 et seq. Keystone State, blrs, 37 Mattabesett, the, 99 Memphis, the, 111 Mercedita, the, attacked, 110 et seq. Merrimac, the, 48 et seq., 61; name changed to Virginia, 61, 62; in Hampton Roads, 63 et seq.; fight witf, 237 et seq. Tattnall, Commodore, assumes command of naval defences of Virginia, 76; sinks Merrimac. 78 Texas, blockade and coast of, 46 Torpedoes, invention and early history of, 3 et seq.
Daniel Ammen, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 7.2, The Atlantic Coast (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Index. (search)
9 et seq., 145 Marchand, Commander, 67 Marion, the, U. S. transport, 49 Martin, Colonel, 169 Massasoit, the, 211 Mather, Acting-Master, 60 Mattabesett, the, 204, 206 et seq., 209 Maumee, the, 228 Maxwell, Lieutenant, 172 Meade, Lieutenant-Commanding, 145 Mediterranean, our ships in the. 7 Memphis, the, U. S. vessel, 76, 80, et seq., 148 Mercedita, the, U. S. vessel, disaster to, 74 et seq., 81 Mercer, Captain, Samuel, 165 Mercer, General, 56 Merrimac, the, 82, 111, 204 Miami, the, 300 et seq., 208, 210 Miller, Lieutenant H. W., 18 Mingoe, the, 152 Minnesota, the, U. S. frigate, 7, 165 et seq., 217, 221, 223 et seq., 228, 230, 232 Mississippi, the, U. S. steamer, 7 Mitchell, General, 70 Mohican, the U. S. steamer, 7, 18 21, 48 et seq., 52, 56, 58, 217, 221, 228 Monadnock, the, 221, 229 Monitors, description of, 111 et seq. Monitor, the, 83, 111 Monroe, Fortress, see Fortress: Monroe. Montauk, the
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